Unless the Scholarship Application specifically indicates who should write it, the recommendation may be written by a teacher, counselor, spiritual leader, employer or other individual, as long as he or she is not related to you.

The person writing your recommendation must be able to describe how they know you and support the information you have provided in your Scholarship Application.

If materials must arrive separately, make sure we receive them by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Send them electronically to Scholarships@cfect.org or in hard copy to CFECT Scholarships, 68 Federal Street, New London, CT 06320.

To apply for federal student aid – including federal grants, loans and work-study opportunities – students have to first fill out a FAFSA form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Completing and submitting this form is free and gives students access to the largest source of financial aid available to pay for their education.

Many states and colleges use your FAFSA information to determine your eligibility for the financial aid they will supply. Some private financial aid providers may use your FAFSA information to determine whether you qualify for the assistance they can provide.

This report is generated and sent to you from the federal government once you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Your SAR is a 5 to 8 page document that provides basic information about your personal eligibility for federal financial aid. Click here for an example.

This information is required for all Scholarship Applications and must be sent as soon as possible if it is not included with your online application submission. If you cannot provide this, you will be asked to upload an explanatory document in its place.

Once you receive your financial aid notification letter, send it to scholarships@cfect.org or to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, Attn: Scholarships, 68 Federal Street, New London, CT 06320.

If you have not received your letter by May 15, please contact the Community Foundation immediately at scholarships@cfect.org, or at 860-442-3572 or toll-free at 1-877-442-3572.

No. In most cases, you only need to submit one application. It will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible.

There are four exceptions: The Bulkeley Alumni-Harold J. Arkava Scholarship, the Cahill Black Point Education Fund Scholarship, the Caryn Nesbitt, MD, Memorial Scholarship, and the John Coleman Prince, American Legion Post 9, Scholarship each have a separate application.

This button is to help streamline the process for applicants eligible to complete more than one of our specific scholarship applications. Once you have filled out one application, you can use the Copy Previous Answers tool to fill in the answers to identical questions on subsequent applications. How it works:

After you've filled out one application, return to the Apply page and begin another one. NOTE: If you want to copy in responses for a third-party recommendation, you MUST wait until the response is submitted before copying into another application.

For the next application you would like to apply to, click Apply.

Click the Copy Previous Answers button on the top right of the screen.

Select the request (application) you would like to copy answers from, and this will copy all your answers into identical questions on the new application.

We encourage you to carefully review all answers before submitting an application.

We recommend you contact your school’s financial aid office and ask if outside scholarships will displace any grants they might offer you.

If your college proposes a reduction in your grant assistance (not in a loan or work-study program), we may be able to hold your scholarship award for the following semester or year. Please contact Deb Battit to discuss your situation at Deb@cfect.org or 860-442-3572 or toll-free at 1-877-442-3572.

Transcripts (and changes of colleges and address, if applicable) can be sent to scholarships@cfect.org or the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, Attn: Scholarships, 68 Federal Street, New London, CT 06320.